During a Nordic winter break in Sweden, the winter enticements got more intense — and cozier — as we climbed the latitudes.

In winter, the lakes of central Sweden become a skater’s paradise. By Elizabeth Hewitt. Updated on September 3, 2024. Close. Skaters on a frozen lake just south of Stockholm. Credit: ...

It has become a troubling pattern for Sweden. Make it nine times that the Nordic country with a proud heritage in winter sports has put its hand up to stage a Winter Olympics, only to be knocked back.

When I told my friends I was going to Sweden in the middle of the winter, we laughed that I was traveling to one of the only places even colder than New York.

Sweden hosted the Summer Olympics in 1912 but never a Winter Games, despite the country being an established giant in winter sports. It has made eight failed bids to stage the Winter Games.

STOCKHOLM (AP) — Sweden is moving closer to another bid to host the Winter Olympics for the first time in what's shaping up to be a race for the 2030 Games with only one obvious candidate ...

Sweden is considering joining the U.S., Japan and Canada in the race to host the 2030 Winter Games now that the International Olympic Committee decided last December to postpone choosing a host ...

It has become a troubling pattern for Sweden. Make it nine times that the Nordic country with a proud heritage in winter sports has put its hand up to stage a Winter Olympics, only to be knocked ...